Scientific Progress Is Notoriously

question 16

Multiple Choice

Scientific progress is notoriously

• A)controversial.
• B)slow.
• C)newsworthy.
• D)medicalized.
• E)b and c only

Define technological determinism and its role in shaping society.

Critically assess arguments regarding technology as a potentially uncontrolled force.

Demonstrate the ability to construct and critically assess arguments pertaining to technology and society.

Understand the factors influencing nonroutine collective action according to breakdown theory.

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Definitions:

Interference Competition

A form of competition where individuals directly interact and inhibit each other's access to resources, often through aggressive or exclusionary behavior.

Exploitation Competition

An interaction between organisms in which one species reduces the availability or quality of a resource as it uses it, negatively affecting another species' access to the resource.

Dominant Individuals

Individuals in a group who exert influence or control over others, often establishing hierarchy.

Consumption Overpopulation

Consumption overpopulation refers to a situation where resource use and consumption by a population exceeds the sustainable capacity of its environment, often associated with developed countries.